Ashitaba is a member
of the angelica family ~ renown for its lineage as a potent anti-aging and beauty food in Japanese Folk and Oriental Medicine.
Specialized health stores and certain wholesale retailers stock angelica dried roots or seeds, where most
of angelica's properties reside.
The diuretic action
of angelica can help eliminate harmful substances from body, thus helping treat and prevent gallstones, as well as kidney stones.
GC - MS chromatogram of the liquid products obtained after hydrodeoxygenation
of angelica lactone dimer.
Not exact matches
This month the theme was Persian New Year, though I made this recipe up with their Mast -0-Khiar spice blend, I tried the one for braised lamb shanks with advieh, a spice blend
of green cardamom,
angelica and a few others.
The expression
of the traditional London dry style comes from the maceration into pure wheat spirit
of juniper, coriander and
angelica root, which have been left for 24 hours to allow their flavour characteristics to fully infuse.
Traditional gin aromas
of juniper and
angelica marry with the refreshing citrus flavors and the rounder top notes
of blueberry and blackberry, to give the gin its refreshingly different signature taste.
While there are approximately 50 species in the
Angelica genus, A. sinensis - Chinese
angelica - is the only true version
of dong quai.
Additionally, because
of its anti-inflammatory properties,
angelica is commonly used to relieve arthritic pain and swelling.
Moreover,
angelica contains high amounts
of flavonoids, which are antioxidants that prevent free radicals damage to tissues, ultimately supporting cardiovascular health and relieving inflammation.
The mechanism by which they do this is pretty darn cool: gram - negative bacteria secrete acyl - homoserine lactones — compounds that are similar in taste to bitter plants like
angelica or dandelion, thereby activating T2R cells and triggering a release
of antibacterial compounds into epithelial cells.
L'Occitane use key ingredients from the south
of France such as almond, lavender, cade, rose,
angelica, verbena and cherry blossom along with immortelle grown in Corsica.
Food consumed today: 2 pkts Emmenthal cheese slices 14 cold new potatoes 2 Bloody Marys (count as food as contain Worcester sauce and tomatoes) 1/3 Ciabatta loaf with Brie coriander leaves — 1/2 packet 12 Milk Tray (best to get rid
of all Christmas confectionery in one go and make fresh start tomorrow) 13 cocktail sticks securing cheese and pineapple Portion Una Alconbury's turkey curry, peas and bananas Portion Una Alconbury's Raspberry Surprise made with Bourbon biscuits, tinned raspberries, eight gallons
of whipped cream, decorated with glacé cherries and
angelica.
Duck meal, deboned duck, steel - cut oats, peas, whole pears, whole potato, duck fat, duck liver, sun - cured alfalfa, oat flakes, algae meal (source
of DHA, EPA), pea fiber, whole apples, sweet potato, pumpkin, butternut squash, parsnips, carrots, spinach, cranberries, blueberries, kelp, minerals, vitamins, chicory root, juniper berries,
angelica root, marigold flowers, sweet fennel, peppermint leaf, lavender, Vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin, riboflavin, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, selenium yeast, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product.
Chicken meal, steamed oats, fresh free - run chicken, peas, brown rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and rosemary), fresh de-boned salmon, chicken liver, fresh whole eggs, sun - cured alfalfa, salmon oil, pumpkin, chicken cartilage (natural source
of glucosamine and chondroitin), red delicious apples, carrots, turnip greens, cranberries, Saskatoon berries, organic sea vegetables (kelp, bladderwrack, dulse), burdock root, marshmallow root, juniper berries, fenugreek, sweet fennel,
angelica root, sea buckthorn, chicory root, stinging nettle, red raspberry leaf, milk thistle, peppermint leaf, marigold flowers, chamomile flowers, lactobacillus acidophilus, enterococcus faecium.